There are so many great events going on in Passyunk Square this fall! Here’s a sampling of some events to put on your calendar now.

PSCA Trash Discussion- October 20, 6:30 p.m.
South Philadelphia Older Adult Center at Dickinson St and Passyunk Ave
Anyone who is interested in “talking trash” is invited to come share their ideas, learn about Keep Philadelphia Beautiful, and identify projects that PSCA can take on to help reduce trash and litter problems in the neighborhood.

PSCA Education Committee Meeting- October 22
Come find out the committee’s goals for the year – including forming a relationship with Kirkbride and helping to beautify Andrew Jackson. Both parents and non-parents are needed to create a survey to find out what the comunity needs and wants.

Capitolo Community Garden Ribbon Cutting- October 23rd 6:00 p.m.
Capitolo Community Garden at 10th and Federal streets.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society just awarded this new garden first place in the City Gardens contest in the category of Combination Vegetable/Flower Gardens! Celebrate with State Sen. Larry Farnese, and enjoy light refreshments while meeting local gardeners.

Halloween Festival at Gold Star – October 31 11:00am – 2pm
The Friends of Gold Star Park & The Passyunk Square Civic Association’s:
6th ANNUAL
Children’s Halloween Party
RAIN DATE: Sunday, November 1st
GOLD STAR PARK (Wharton Street between 6th & 7th Streets)
Climb aboard a real Philadelphia Fire Truck! Ride a Pony! Balloon animals with Joe Joe the Clown! Jump in a MOON BOUNCE! Make Halloween Crafts!

General Membership Meeting- November 3, 6:30 p.m.
South Philadelphia Older Adult Center at Dickinson St and Passyunk Ave
Open to all residents of Passyunk Square. Learn about upcoming events and get committee updates. Featured speakers will be Gary Tumolo from the Office of Housing and Community Development to talk about the services of his office, such as loans for home improvements and more, as well as Bahiya Cabral-Johnson from the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, who will be discussing how to promote immigrant participation in the area’s political, social, and economic life.

November 7- Capitolo Flea Market
Capitolo Playground at 9th and Federal
Stop by the PSCA table while you peruse arts, crafts, gifts and other tables at this neighborhood flea market.

South Philadelphia Home Weatherization Workshop- November 11, 6:30 p.m.
Methodist Hospital’s Morgan Conference Room (2301 S. Broad St., basement level)
Presenter Barbara McDuffie will talk about how to save money and energy through weatherization. The first 60 pre-registered participants will take home a free weatherization kit, courtesy of the Energy Coordinating Agency.

PSCA Tree Planting- November 21, 9:00 a.m.
TBD
Come help plant trees and make Passyunk Square greener and healthier! Light refreshments and a good time will be had by all. Sign up to volunteer by emailing christineknapp@yahoo.com .

Holiday Potluck and Silent Auction- December 1, 6:30p.m
South Philadelphia Older Adult Center at Dickinson St and Passyunk Ave
Bring a dish and a friend! This is a great chance to meet your neighbors, eat some yummy food and bid on great items to benefit PSCA. Got an item you want to donate? Email pamzenzola@zenzolagroup.com.

PSCA Fall House Tour- December 5

Wanted: Homes in the Passyunk Square Neighborhood for our 5th Annual House Tour!

Have you completed a renovation to your home worthy of HGTV? Have you recently purchased a home and are ready to renovate? Or are you in the process of renovating or re-decorating your home? The Passyunk Square Civic Association is looking for homes to include in our 5th Annual Neighborhood House Tour. This Special Event, to be held December 5, is not only a fund raiser to help our on-going street cleaning program but is also a great way to meet your neighbors. Please contact Pam Zenzola at pamzenzola@zenzolagroup.com for more information today!

The Passyunk Square Civic Association Street Cleaning Pilot Program resumes today! On Thursday, September 24, and Friday, September 25, Ready Willing & Able workers will return to our neighborhood to sweep all major streets of litter. Last month 3,750 pounds of litter were removed from the streets!

If you appreciate this program, we need your help to keep it going. Make a donation to Passyunk Square Civic either through our PayPal account, which can be accessed on this website, or by sending a check to P.O. Box 18052, Philadelphia PA 19147.

Many thanks to our partners, Capitolo Playground, Columbus Square Park, and Gold Star Park, for allowing their sites to be used for bag collection. Also kudos to the Philadelphia Streets Department for collection, State Rep. Babette Josephs for her generous support, and to all the neighbors and businesses that have supported this effort over the years.

Enjoy this article from the South Philly Review about the program.

Sweeping Gesture ( http://www.southphillyreview.com/view_article.php?id=8802)
by Amanda Snyder

The Capitolo Community Garden is enjoying its first year with great success. We have accomplished many improvements including removal of fencing and providing a drainage network and will continue to make improvements into the future. There are 45 members currently gardening. A waiting list has been established. For questions, comments and related info, contact Kim at kalabno@gmail.com.

The PSCA Zoning Committee will be holding a special meeting for the proposed development at 1233 South Broad St on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 6:30. The meeting will be held at Methodist Hospital (Broad & Ritner Sts) in the Morgan Conference Room (Basement Level). The original proposal was for the construction of a 6-story mixed use building.

PHS will soon be announcing the folks who will receive trees for the 2009 Fall tree planting. Stay tuned. PSCA encourages everyone who receives a tree to participate in the 2009 Fall Planting. This is a fun event where neighbors can meet one another and help contribute to greening our community. Questions and comments may be sent to trees@passyunk.org.

On Tuesday September 1 the Civic Association will be back from its summer break with a general meeting. The meeting will be at the SPOAC at Dickinson and Passyunk at 6:30pm. Come out and hear about the exciting things the board has been working on over this year and the plans for the rest of this year and next. We will also be talking about the street cleaning program that we kicked of this week. Plus hear about the new master plan for Gold Star Park presented by Nicole Hostetler. Also we will be providing recycling buckets and No-Circular stickers to put on your door.

Finally, we are looking for new board members to help us achieve our goals over the next year. If you are interested in planning events, being a part of town watch, providing outreach to the community or want to help with trash & recycling we would love to see you at the meeting.

PSCA General Meeting Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Goals for the upcoming year
• Street cleaning pilot program
• PWD Model Neighborhoods
• New Board members
o Looking for: Events, Safety, Trash & Recycling, Outreach
• Member Survey and creation of task-oriented committees
• Upcoming speakers
• Gold Star Park Master Plan